Footsteps of the Impressionists

Join Dr. Paul Davenport for an historical and sensory walk through the streets of late 19th Century Paris. Discover the neighbourhoods that gave rise to Impressionist painting, great literature, and wild operettas, as we follow in the footsteps of Monet, Renoir, Morisot, Zola, and Maupassant to view Paris both as the artists envisioned it and how it appears today.

Lecturer: Dr. Paul Davenport
President & Vice-Chancellor,
The University of Western Ontario

Date: September 23, 2008, 7:30 p.m.

Location: The ARTS Project, 203 Dundas St.

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How does the Brain Calculate?

Delve into the Psychology and Neuroscience of how children develop basic numerical abilities such as counting and calculation and what causes some children to have difficulties learning basic numerical and mathematical skills.

Lecturer: Daniel Ansari, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology & Canada Research Chair in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience (Tier II)

Date: Tuesday, October 21, 2008, 7:30 p.m.

Location: Thames Valley District School Board
Education Centre - 1250 Dundas St.

Bullying: The Role of the Bystander

Learn what parents, teachers, and community members can do to help mobilize youth to prevent and intervene appropriately in cases of bullying at school and on the playground.

Lecturer: Claire Crooks, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education and Centre for Research on Violence Against Women and Children

Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2008, 7:30 p.m.

Location: Boys’ and Girls’ Club of London
184 Horton St. E.

How Does Your Brain Age?

Explore recent research that has revealed important clues and more importantly, possible treatment strategies about normal aging of the brain compared to degenerative processes such as Alzheimer’s disease.

Lecturer: Dr. Jane Rylett
Professor, Physiology and Pharmacology,
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry and Scientist, Robarts Research Institute

Date: Tuesday, January 20, 2009, 7:30 p.m.

Location: Stevenson & Hunt Room
London Public Library, Central Branch - 251 Dundas St.

The Rolling Stones & Cultural History

Revisit Altamont in 1969, an infamous free concert that not only brought The Rolling Stones and 300,000 of their closest friends to northern California but also the death of the hippie generation.

Lecturer: Norma Coates, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Music Research and Composition, The Don Wright Faculty of Music and Faculty of Information and Media Studies

Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2009, 7:30 p.m.

Location:The London Music Club - 470 Colborne St.

I Know What You're Thinking!
Brain Imaging in the 21st Century

Once upon a time, scientists were focused on how the brain looked. Now they have the tools to see how it functions. Join Robarts Deputy Scientific Director Ravi Menon as he shares exciting new research results from functional brain imaging and how it is impacting diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer’s.

Lecturer: Ravi Menon, Ph.D.
Deputy Scientific Director
Robarts Research Institute

Date: Tuesday, March 24, 2009, 7:30 p.m.

Location: Robarts Research Institute
(1st floor atrium), 100 Perth Drive, just south of University Hospital

The Myth of Global Warming

Question the ever-growing worldview that climate change is very much for real while taking a hard look at the messaging being delivered by governments, scientists, academics and other ‘doomsdayers’.

Lecturer: Graham Smith, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Geography

Date: Tuesday, April 21, 2009, 7:30 p.m.

Location: London Public Library
Masonville Branch - 30 North Centre Rd.

Under Pressure: An Update on
Hypertension Research

Hypertension, or high blood pressure, affects one in five Canadians and is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke. Although medications are available to control it, researchers still don’t fully understand what causes it. Join Robarts Scientist, Dr. Rob Gros, as he shares the latest research on hypertension and how it affects you.

Lecturer: Dr. Rob Gros
Scientist, Robarts Research Institute

Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2009, 7:30 p.m.

Location: Bob Hayward YMCA
1050 Hamilton Road